Could I power my laptop computer, cellphone, refrigerator and freezer with my bicycle? Sounds crazy, but losing contact with Facebook and Twitter and seeing the food in my refrigerator and freezer go bad might provide me with powerful motivation....

Astronomers say no problem, like what they said last year when another large asteroid with a small companion buzzed Earth. The companion caused injuries and major property damage in Russia, as logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.

Earth is in for a close call. Asteroid 2014 DX110 is one of the closest asteroids to approach Earth in recent months. It is set to fly between the Earth and moon Wednesday evening at 33,000 mph and be an estimated 217,000 miles from Earth. Weighing 16,000

The highly invasive species of ants commonly known as 'crazy ants' have been spreading rapidly throughout the US southwest in recent years, generally displacing the larger and more-venomous fire ants. The reasons for this somewhat strange changing of the

' Wind power is far less harmful to wildlife than traditional energy sources it displaces--including to birds, and their critical habitats. It is the only energy source without population-level impacts, such as climate change-related habitat loss.'

"In November 2007, I attended a weeklong electric vehicle (EV) conversion workshop, where the class converted two Volkswagen Rabbits. After this, I became even more determined to find a way to put this technology to work for my family."

"The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept car uses a gasoline engine combined with a gizmo that acts like a magnifying glass to concentrate the sun's rays on the vehicle's roof-mounted solar panels....combined city-highway mileage is 100 mpg."

In an effort to make military equipment more durable, the Pentagon sees the future of communications in giant inflatable balls. A five-year, $440 million contract has been granted to the Army and Marine Corps, among others, in order to use an inflatable..

According to the MIT "Carbon Capture & Sequestration Technologies" program, there are two main types of carbon emission: natural & man-made (anthropogenic), and two types of carbon capture and sequestration: natural and man-made....